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A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 10:26:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		I was thinking about this after my other post about the unusual fruits of Asia. I haven't been buying many grapes (one of my favorite fruits) this year. Primarily due to the high price in my local markets. Currently they are ranging right around $3.00 per pound for all varieties of grapes. Generally this time of year the price should be around $1.00 - $1.50 per pound. If the prices were there I would commonly be buying  five pounds per week.

My question is simple. What are the price of grapes where you are? Please list the price, and your state or country for our friends across the pond if they want to contribute. Also list the type of grapes if your prices vary by variety.

TIA
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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 10:31:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		I usually buy them one at a time.

They are much cheaper that way.

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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 12:09:39 PM   
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Please list the price, and your state or country


Free, my backyard vineyard, NY, USA.

A bargain the birds have noticed....but still.



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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 1:50:08 PM   
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I usually buy them one at a time.

They are much cheaper that way.



The dictionary definition of "buying" doesnt include sampling and leaving.

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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 1:54:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		$2.49 red seedless, 2.99 black seedless, 3.99 green seedless but there are usually checkout deals with affinity cards for 50 cents off. These are actually not high for around here, pretty standard the last couple of years.

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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 2:01:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		the only grapes i really like are concord grapes but i dont see them in the stores and when they are there its for a very short time & they arent cheap... i dont know what it is about those grapes, guess its the rubbery round membrane under the skin inside the grape that i love to play with and roll around in my mouth... sorta reminds me of the feel of a guys balls rolling around in my mouth.

Now i am gonna have to keep my eyes peeled for those little baskets of concords!

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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 2:05:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		Between £1 and £3 a pound, depending where you buy, the cheap prices are usually at markets with Scouser fruit merchants and quite ripe

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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 2:08:03 PM   
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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 3:00:18 PM   
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green seedless $3.99 lb
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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 3:11:19 PM   
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the only grapes i really like are concord grapes but i dont see them in the stores and when they are there its for a very short time & they arent cheap... i dont know what it is about those grapes, guess its the rubbery round membrane under the skin inside the grape that i love to play with and roll around in my mouth... sorta reminds me of the feel of a guys balls rolling around in my mouth.

Now i am gonna have to keep my eyes peeled for those little baskets of concords!

Concord grapes are mostly used for food production (jelly and juice) and very little enters the retail distribution network. While its exact ancestry is unclear it is most likely a variety of North American grape distinct from the European varieties usually used in winemaking.

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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 3:32:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		I grow my own but our local farmers market sells seedless green and purple grapes for 2.85lb right now. With seeds are about 2.15lb.

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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 8:10:59 PM   
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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 8:35:02 PM   
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Concord grapes are mostly used for food production (jelly and juice) and very little enters the retail distribution network. While its exact ancestry is unclear it is most likely a variety of North American grape distinct from the European varieties usually used in winemaking.

sigh... yes I know... i will have to buy some concord grape plants and grow my own to have a good source... I wonder how well concords freeze...

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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 9:57:02 PM   
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Concord grapes are mostly used for food production (jelly and juice) and very little enters the retail distribution network. While its exact ancestry is unclear it is most likely a variety of North American grape distinct from the European varieties usually used in winemaking.

sigh... yes I know... i will have to buy some concord grape plants and grow my own to have a good source... I wonder how well concords freeze...

You mean the grape themselves? I'd guess badly.

You'd probably do better with making them into jam or jelly.

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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 10:14:37 PM   
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Concord grapes are mostly used for food production (jelly and juice) and very little enters the retail distribution network. While its exact ancestry is unclear it is most likely a variety of North American grape distinct from the European varieties usually used in winemaking.

sigh... yes I know... i will have to buy some concord grape plants and grow my own to have a good source... I wonder how well concords freeze...

You mean the grape themselves? I'd guess badly.

You'd probably do better with making them into jam or jelly.

Yes the grapes themselves. I have frozen red grapes and eaten them frozen and liked those that way. But I am guessing the texture would change if concords were frozen. I would probably just eat them fresh if they didnt freeze well.


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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 10:18:45 PM   
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I usually buy them one at a time.

They are much cheaper that way.



The dictionary definition of "buying" doesnt include sampling and leaving.


You mean you don't have places where you can buy single grapes?

What is this country coming to?

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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/25/2011 10:40:43 PM   
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I was thinking about this after my other post about the unusual fruits of Asia. I haven't been buying many grapes (one of my favorite fruits) this year. Primarily due to the high price in my local markets. Currently they are ranging right around $3.00 per pound for all varieties of grapes. Generally this time of year the price should be around $1.00 - $1.50 per pound. If the prices were there I would commonly be buying  five pounds per week.

My question is simple. What are the price of grapes where you are? Please list the price, and your state or country for our friends across the pond if they want to contribute. Also list the type of grapes if your prices vary by variety.

TIA



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Red seedless are $1.24 right now around here, but for the most part they've been hovering around $2 a pound although some weeks I've noticed they've hit the $3 mark.  This is the first time I've been them get this close to a dollar a pound in quite a while, which saddens me because I don't usually buy them when they are this expensive.  (During the summer I love them frozen so I'll often buy a ridiculous amount when they hit the dollar mark since they last for ages in the freezer.)

Back when I lived in PA I used to get what wegmans always called "champagne grapes".  I am sure its a marketing ploy but I never managed to find them anywhere else.  They were these tiny little things, grown locally that had such a neat complex flavor.  They of course were never cheap (and often bruised or over-rip sometimes) but oh my gosh they were good.  

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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/26/2011 6:57:04 AM   
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Back when I lived in PA I used to get what wegmans always called "champagne grapes".  I am sure its a marketing ploy but I never managed to find them anywhere else.  They were these tiny little things, grown locally that had such a neat complex flavor.  They of course were never cheap (and often bruised or over-rip sometimes) but oh my gosh they were good.  


That is the actual name of the variety. You'll also see them identified as black currants in some places. IIRC they're a very old variety originally from Greece.

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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/26/2011 7:03:58 AM   
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aw fuck! i was hoping we'd be arguing about don cherry.


I was worried he's talking about the grapes of wrath - aka piles...

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RE: A Question About Grapes - 7/26/2011 8:19:46 AM   
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Back when I lived in PA I used to get what wegmans always called "champagne grapes".  I am sure its a marketing ploy but I never managed to find them anywhere else.  They were these tiny little things, grown locally that had such a neat complex flavor.  They of course were never cheap (and often bruised or over-rip sometimes) but oh my gosh they were good.  


That is the actual name of the variety. You'll also see them identified as black currants in some places. IIRC they're a very old variety originally from Greece.

black currants? my mother grew black currants and ..dont look anything like champagne grapes.. how very strange and confusing.. but yes, guess they have been called that..
"This ancient grape is one of the oldest grapes known to man and was used for juice, wine and fresh eating. Today the champagne grape is used primarily for display and decoration. Originally grown on the island of Zante off the coast of Greece and named for the city of Corinth, these grapes are also called Zante currants, miniature currant grapes, black currants or Black Corinth. Fresh champagne grapes are Black Corinth grapes. When dried, they are called Zante Currants. Thriving in the San Joaquin Valley of California, champagne grapes also love the climate of Arizona, South America, Australia, South Africa, Chile, Israel, Italy and Spain."
http://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Champagne_Grapes_225.php

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